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Carlos Torres Clears Waivers, Elects Free Agency

By Steve Adams | February 1, 2016 at 12:33pm CDT

Mets right-hander Carlos Torres has cleared outright waivers and elected free agency, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York (via Twitter). He had been designated for assignment over a week ago. Rubin adds that pursuing an opportunity in Asia “is a possibility” for Torres, though he doesn’t specify whether that is in reference to Japan or Korea. Regardless, either could present Torres with more earning potential than a minor league deal with an MLB club.

Torres, 33, has spent the past three seasons with the Mets and been a largely effective reliever, though he did struggle in 2015. After recording a 3.24 ERA with 8.4 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a ground-ball rate of about 45 percent from 2013-14, Torres saw his ERA balloon to 4.68 in 2015. Despite the increase in ERA, Torres’ control remained solid (2.8 BB/9), his velocity actually increased by almost a full mile per hour (from 91.8 in 2014 to 92.5 in 2015) and his ground-ball rate of 48.3 percent was a career-best. FIP, in fact, felt that Torres’ 2015 season was actually superior to his 2014 work, while other metrics like xFIP and SIERA felt there was only a marginal drop-off in his skill set. All told, Torres totaled 57 2/3 innings for the Mets last season — a number that was somewhat limited by a  calf strain late in the season.

Torres had agreed to a one-year, $1.05MM salary with the Mets to avoid arbitration. However, because arbitration salaries aren’t fully guaranteed, the team can cut ties with him for $175K. He’ll join a free-agent market that has been largely picked clean but still features some recognizable right-handed names — including Tyler Clippard, Tommy Hunter and Matt Belisle — and be free to sign with any team for any amount.

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  1. jabmets

    7 years ago

    Mets can offer him a split deal and make a 1.1 million dollar offer if he makes the team.

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  2. met man

    7 years ago

    I’d welcome the above deal as a met fan

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  3. greatd

    7 years ago

    Wonder who are still in on Clippard. He’s racked up a bunch of innings and teams may not want to commit long term but he’s still a great reliever isn’t he?

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    • seamaholic 2

      7 years ago

      No, wouldn’t say great anymore. Decent, serviceable. As you say lot of mileage though, so could go south anytime.

      Reply
  4. metsoptimist

    7 years ago

    It’s really surprising to me that no one claimed him.

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